<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3KS6t4_0vcid9aT00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3KS6t4_0vcid9aT00" width="980" height="653" ><figcaption>Ashley Nunez</figcaption></figure><p>I have been traveling recently, and like most of us, I visited all the local historic sites. One site that stood out to me the most was our country's first-ever established art school. It was amazing to see a first for our great nation. Then it got me wondering, what are some of Texas' firsts?</p><h2>FIRST MARGARITA MACHINE</h2><p>Mariano Martinez got the amazing idea from a slushy machine in 7-11. He invented the first Margarita machine in San Antonio in 1971. Thank goodness he did, because what else am I supposed to wash my tacos down with?</p><h2>FIRST WOMAN IN TEXAS SENATE</h2><p>Margie Neal is such a pioneer for women. She became the first woman elected into the Texas Senate in 1926 and, served as the only woman until 1946.</p><h2>FIRST SIP OF DR PEPPER</h2><p>The sweet nectar of the Gods, better known as Dr Pepper, was created in Waco by Charles Alderton. He invented it in 1885, the drink was originally known as a Waco.</p><h2>FIRST ARTIFICIAL HEART TRANSPLANT</h2><p>Dr. Denton A. Cooley performed the first successful artificial heart transplant in Houston. He performed it at the Heart Institute of Houston in 1969.</p><h2>FIRST 7-11 STORE</h2><p>The first 7-11 convenience store was opened in Dallas in 1927 as a local ice store. It was originally called Southland Ice Company.</p><h2>FIRST WHOLE FOODS</h2><p>The first Whole Foods store started as a merger between SaferWay Natural Foods and Clarksville Natural Grocery. The merger happened in 1980 in Austin.</p><p>I don't know where I would be, without ever having a frozen margarita on a hot summer day or an ice-cold Dr Pepper no matter the season. One thing I do know is this list gave me a bigger Texas ego than I already had.</p></div></body>

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Texas Historic ‘Firsts’ That Changed The Nation!

I have been traveling recently, and like most of us, I visited all the local historic sites. One site that stood out to me the most was our country's first-ever established art school. It was amazing to see a first for our great nation. Then it got me wondering, what are some of Texas' firsts?